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DIGITAL ART

A Mandala

March 06, 2016

I have been experimenting with making mandalas in Photoshop from some of my images.  This is one of my recent attempts.

According to dictionary.com, the word "mandala" comes from the Sanskrit word for circle.  Mandalas are found in both Hindu and Buddhist art.  They are also found in a lot of adult coloring books today.   I think of a mandalas as circular meditation or reflection images.

You might want to spend a few moments staring at this image and see what arises

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My images invite viewers to go beneath the surface, to feel and think more deeply, to wander inside their own souls, and to touch the Mystery.


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Spend a moment looking at this photograph before reading the following paragraphs.  What do you see in it?  What if any meaning does it have for you?  

Naming a photograph is an interesting process.  Names can direct the way viewers see and understand an image and thus be helpful in directing attention to certain elements. Of course sometimes the photographer may want the viewer to view and be moved (or not) by the image through their own eyes exclusively without help from the photographer.

The name of today's image is "Inner Landscape".  For me it reminds me of a peaceful time on sand with a rosy sky in the background, and it speaks of calm and serenity.  Is it an actual beach?  No, I shot it in an antique mall. 

Do you feel differently about it now that you have seen the name and know something of my take on it?  What is in a name anyway?